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scientific advisory board The Weight Watchers weight-loss plan is developed by credentialed scientists with proficiency in weight management. In addition, Weight Watchers consults regularly with renowned experts to ensure that its weight-loss plan reflects the latest scientific thinking.

Arne Astrup, M.D., Ph.D. Head Professor, Department of Human Nutrition The Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University Copenhagen, Denmark Raul A. Bastarrachea, M.D. Staff Scientist, Department of Genetics, Auxology & Metabolism Working Group Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research San Antonio, Texas France Bellisle, Ph.D. Head Researcher, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, Diabetes Department Paris, France David Bender, Ph.D. Professor, University College London, United Kingdom Claude Bouchard, PhD Executive Director, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Walmir Coutinho, M.D. Professor of Endocrinology Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Constantino De Pasquale, Ph.D. Professor, Dietologo-Internista, Liberta Docente Presso l’Universita Milano, Italy Mario Foz, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Hans Hauner, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Else-Kroner-Fresenius-Zentrum Munich, Germany Stanley Heshka, Ph.D. Associate Research Scientist, Institute of Human Nutrition Columbia University New York, New York Peter Kopelman, M.D., FRCP, FFPH Director, Institute of Health University of East Anglia Norwich, United Kingdom

Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, RD, MPH Associate Dean for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Michael Lowe, PhD Professor, Department of Psychology Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lisbeth Mathu-Vliegen, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Gastroenerology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands William D. McArdle, PhD, FACSM Professor Emeritus, Department of Family, Nutrition, and Exercise Science Queens College of the City University of New York Flushing, New York Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital New York, New York Aila Rissanen, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Obesity Research Unit, Biomedicum Helsinki University Hospital Helsinki, Finland Yves Schutz, M.D.,Ph.D. Director of Human Nutrition/Physiology, Institute of Physiology University of Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland Judith Stern, PhD Professor of Nutrition and Internal Medicine University of California at Davis Davis, California Luc Van Gaal, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Clinical Nutrition-Faculty of Medicine University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium